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[–] ShellMonkey@lemmy.socdojo.com 14 points 6 days ago

So just reclassifying what was going on all ready

[–] Linktank 11 points 5 days ago

Maybe if the murderers start focusing on the police the net number will REALLY start to fall!

[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago

This is why they make laws to hide police data.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 5 points 5 days ago

So it's only murder if it's not the police doing it?

[–] BevelGear@beehaw.org 4 points 5 days ago

...[Trump's] Justice Department is no longer investigating police departments accused of excessive force.

This is atrocious. I don't know why the article even bothered stating the dropping murder rates if police are killing more without accountability.